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The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has urged the Federal High Court in Lagos to dismiss a suit filed by human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), seeking to compel the Federal Government to fix the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway and end the intractable gridlock on the road. …

  Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu  Segun James in Lagos, Adedayo Akinwale, Udora Orizu and Mercy Apollos in Abuja As part of its commitment to inclusivity in the electoral process, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it is targeting 15 states where it plans to conduct 2019 …

The senate has confirmed Festus Keyamo, spokesman of the President Muhammadu Buhari 2019 campaign organisation, as a board member of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC). The lawyer was confirmed alongside other six nominees on Wednesday after the deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu, put his nomination to a voice vote. …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has declared that only a fool would sit on the fence when his country was being destroyed with incompetence, corruption, lack of focus, insecurity, nepotism and brazen impunity. Obasanjo warned that if Nigerians failed to become active and get much needed change of the current administration, …

President of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Mr Paul Usoro, says he is innocent of the N1.4 billion money laundering charges brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Mr Usoro stated this while fielding questions from reporters on Sunday after the NBA National Executive Committee (NEC) …

The Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, Kaduna State Chapter, has accused the state governor, Nasiru Ahmed El-Rufai of running an exclusive government in the state. The state party secretary, Barrister Shuaibu Yamusa, while briefing newsmen in Kaduna Wednesday on the preparation of the party for the 2019 general election in the …

  The Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, has disclosed how President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress, APC, can proved he was not cloned. There had been insinuations that Buhari was replaced with one Jubril from Sudan. Responding to the claim, Buhari, while in Poland, said that he …

The Lagos State Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Olawale Oluwo has resigned his appointment. In a copy of resignation letter sighted by in Lagos, the former Commissioner blamed the controversial gubernatorial primary of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in the State as his reason of leaving the party. …

The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has approved the release of N115 million for the implementation of promotion of Local Government staff as well as teaching and non-teaching staff under the State Universal Basic Education Board. The Chairman, Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, Kwara State chapter, Joshua Omokanye, …

THE Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has accused the government of being vindictive in its application of labour laws. It insisted that Nigerian workers will not accept being turned into slaves in their own country as a result of government’s selective application of the laws. The congress, in a statement yesterday, …